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Civil society participation in city governance in Cebu City

Social Sciences Division, University of the Philippines (UP), Cebu College, etemadi{at}cnms.net

A high proportion of Cebu City’s population lives in informal settlements. This paper describes the range of partnerships between government and non-government organizations in the city which provide services targeted at low-income groups or at settlements with a predominance of low-income households. It also describes how a coalition of NGOs and people’s organizations seeks to ensure the election of mayors with pro-poor policies and to ensure these policies are implemented. It discusses the successes, which mainly involve improved service provision, and the limitations, which include very limited economic benefits for low-income groups despite rapid economic growth, the difficulties that such groups face in acquiring land for housing and the limited influence of NGOs and people’s organizations on the policies of city government.

Environment and Urbanization, Vol. 12, No. 1, 57-72 (2000)
DOI: 10.1177/095624780001200105


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